Draft Minutes - December 10, 2009

Business 144

Members Present: Javid Afrasiabi, Rebecca Anderson, Espy Bolivar-Owen, Chuck Brinkman, Greg Brookins, Sandi Burnett, Laura Campbell, Katarina Cerovic, Fran Chandler, Anna Collier, Steve Contarsy, Rebecca Curtis, George Davison, Abbas Dehkhoda, Guilio Dellarocca, Tracey Ellis, Blue Fier, Dennis Frisch, Elena Garate, Martin Goldstein, Keith Graziadei, Matt Hotsinpiller, Ben Jimenez,  Josh Kanin, John Kennedy, Ming Lu, Ed Markarian, Kym McBride, Suzanne McDonald, Marilyn McGrath, Mitra Moassessi, Jim Pacchioli, Nick Pernisco, Pauli Peter,  Jenny Resnick, Saul Rubin, Audrey Sandaval, Jackie Scott, Lantz Simpson, Howard Stahl, Michael Strathearn, Nina Theiss,  Joy Tucker, Odemaris Valdivia, Alicia Villapando, Carol Womack, Anne York-Herjeczki, David Zehr

Excused: Terrin Adair-Lynch, Ken Buckner, Sandi Burnett, Richard Lavallee, Mario Martinez, Judith Remmes, Kathy Sucher

Absent: Eve Adler, Maria Alvarado, Vini Angel, Garen Baghdasarian, Troy Cardenas, Tom Chen, Gayle Davis Culp, Ian Culbertson, Michael Dixon, Jim Downs, Brian Dunniway, Gail Edinger, Heather Eisenhardt, Mark Foster, Claudia Garcia, Steven Kaufman, Lesley Kawaguchi, Jim Martin, Ken Mason, Joan Mills, Colleen McGraw,  Feresteh Mobasheri, Sue Moisin, Eric Oifer, Tom Peters,  Franklyn Phillips, Paris Poirier, Bill Price, Juan Quevedo, Michelle Scholefield, Christine Schultz, Michael Schwartz, Jim Smith, Elisha Shapiro, Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein, Holly Thiercof, Sal Veas, Brigitta Walton, Kayli Weatherford, Lisa Willaims, Ventris Woods

Guests: Jo Kidd, Matt Pakbaz, Hannah Heineman, Cameron Henton, Adrea York, John McDowell, Dr. Chui Tsang, Trustee Louise Jaffe

The meeting was called to order at 11:20; a quorum was present.  

I. Approval of Minutes, November 19, 2009

http://www.smcfa.org/index.php/meetings/94-draft-minutes/1191-draft-minutes-november-19-2009 

It was moved by Nick Pernisco to approve the minutes.

Approved with one abstention.

II. Motion from the Executive Committee: “The Executive Committee recommends that the Representative Assembly approve reassigned time for Winter and Spring 2010, as presented.”

Passed unanimously.

Reassigned Time for winter 2010

President                         10%

Chief Negotiator            10%

Reassigned Time for Spring 2010

President                                    80%

Chief Negotiator                        80%           

Vice-President                                    40%

Conciliator                                     40%

Secretary                                    20%

Political Director                        40%

Governmental Relations            60%

Part-time Committee Chair            20%

Past-President                                     20%

Editor                                                20%

Webmaster                                    20%

Part-time negotiating council            10%

III.  Approval of Appointment to the Executive Committee

Kymberlyn McBride was appointed to the position of Part-time Committee Chair, and Richard Lavallee was appointed to the position of Elections and Nominations Chair. The Assembly passed the appointments unanimously. The Assembly thanked Becky Curtis with flowers and a card for her service as Part-time Committee Chair.

IV. President’s Report-Mitra Moassessi

Mitra reported on the PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) on Educating California-Choices for the Future.  The report is posted on the on the FA Website 

http://www.smcfa.org/index.php/documents/46-resources/1200-educating-california-report-on-education

 Some highlights: “By the year 2025, 41% of jobs will require at least a bachelor’s degree, but only 35% of California adults will have college diplomas.  It is estimated there will be a shortfall of one million college graduates. From 2005 to 2025, about three million college graduates in California will leave the workforce.  In California, 35% of 55 to 59 year olds are college graduates, compared to only 26% of 25 to 29 year olds.

California lags behind many other large states and is below the national average in per student expenditures. The California Department of Education Estimates that between now and 2025, 24% of students will drop out of high school. Reductions in funding currently planned for the state’s school and colleges are not in the state’s long-term best interests.  Shortchanging education for quick budget fixes is a short-sighted approach that could seriously undermine California’s economic future.”

Howard Stahl, Chief Negotiator, reported on a MOU for the Full Time Athletic Team Coach -- to renew the contract for Project Manager for the Men’s Basketball Program for the 2009-2010 academic year (July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010). It was reported that in 1980 there were 21 full-time coaches and today there are only two. This item will be on the agenda for the next Representative Assembly meeting.

V. Special Guest- State Senator Fran Pavley

Fran Pavley chairs the Committee on Natural Resources. She also serves on the Environmental Quality Committee. She is off to Copenhagen for the UN Climate summit next week to discuss energy and water issues. Senator Pavley also addressed budget concerns.

A reception was held in honor of Senator Pavley in HSS 301

Respectfully Submitted,

Becky Curtis

Recording Secretary